…final contracted acreage. Fresno County remains the top California County in contracted planted acreage for 2014 with 90,000 acres. Yolo, Kings, San Joaquin, Merced, and Colusa County make up the…
Fresno County Fruit Trail Opening Day
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The 2014 Fresno County Fruit Trail officially opened , showing off some of it’s trail farm stores and their new additions….
California Weekly Wholesale Feedstuff Prices
…FOB Huller Butte County NA FOB Huller Stanislaus County Sale May-Jul 190.00 no comp FOB Huller Merced Sale May-Jul 195.00 no comp FOB Huller Madera Sale Jan-Ju1 180.00 no comp…
Another Step Forward for House Agriculture Spending Bill
Gary Crawford An agricultural spending bill for fiscal year 2015 is one step further along in the legislative process in the House of Representatives. Gary Crawford has the report. Another…
U.S. Forest Service Increases its Firefighting Aircraft Fleet as Fire Season Begins
…months before the end of the fiscal year. In its 2015 budget proposal, the Obama Administration proposed a special disaster relief cap adjustment for use when costs of fighting fires…
Morgan Scettrini, Salinas FFA, Promotes Agriculture at Salinas Valley Fair
Morgan Scettrini Salinas FFA The Salinas Valley Fair wrapped up Sunday in King City. High school senior and FFA member Morgan Scettrini is a great example of how a fair…
UC Davis Report on Drought Impact
…Joaquin Valley and the Tulare Lake Basin. The center plans to release a more comprehensive report of the droughts economic impact on the state’s irrigated agriculture this summer. To read…
AgNeTVideo: Morgan Scettrini, Salinas FFA
Morgan Scettrini, Salinas FFA, raises money for The Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation and to further her education in agriculture….
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…in additional costs of groundwater pumping. About 60 percent of the economic losses will occur in the San Joaquin Valley and Tulare Lake Basin. Growers are expected to replace much…
ARC and PLC Program Fruit, Vegetable and Wild Rice Provisions
…payment reduction when those crops are planted on either more than 15 percent of the base acres of a farm enrolled in ARC using the county coverage or PLC, or…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…flowering habitat for bees and other pollinators. The President’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal provides $71 million for pollinator health activities through multiple USDA agencies. This includes an increase of…
California Certified Crop Adviser Exam Signup Open
…in Sacramento, Salinas, Tulare and Yuma. Registration for the exam is available at https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/exams/registration. There are over 850 active CCAs in California and Arizona that are playing an important role…
USDA Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program Sign-Up Begins
…disaster county or contiguous county by the Secretary of Agriculture under a Secretarial Disaster Designation. Without a Secretarial Disaster Designation, individual producers may be eligible if the actual production on…
San Luis Obispo County Agribusiness Tour 2014
Enjoy these photos from the 2014 San Luis Obispo County Agribusiness Tour. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos by Sabrina Hill, ©AgNet West…
